Books to Help Your Child Cope With Tragedy

Books to Help Your Child Cope With Tragedy

Here is a list of books to help your child cope with tragedy, provided by Alison Urban, Social Worker/Behavioral Health Clinician at our Smalley Academy School Based Health Center: Grief and Loss Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories  (Audrey Penn) A story about coping with loss, appropriate for both younger and older children. The Invisible String  (Patrice Karst) A story that teaches both younger and older children that they are always connected to their loved ones, no matter where they…

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Coping With Disaster In Our Community

Coping With Disaster In Our Community

As part of our ongoing efforts to help the people of Connecticut cope with the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dr. Tim Kearney, our Chief Behavioral Health Officer, hosted a live teleconference Wednesday evening on the topic, ‘Coping With Disaster In Our Community’. He was joined by Elizabeth Cestero, a Licensed Social Worker at one of our School Based Health Centers.  You can listen to a recording of the teleconference by clicking on the Play button or the ‘Audio…

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Dr.Patricia Mechael, Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance

Dr.Patricia Mechael, Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Patricia Mechael, Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance. Hosted by the United Nations Foundation, the mHealth Alliance champions the use of mobile technologies to improve health around the world. Dr. Mechael discusses the recent mHealth Summit 2012, and the myriad global health initiatives benefiting from the proliferation of mobile phones throughout the developing world.

Continuing the Discussion about Mental Health

Continuing the Discussion about Mental Health

Over the past few days, there has been increased discussion about mental health in our country after the shooting at Sandy Hook.  Dr. Tim Kearney, our Chief Behavioral Health Officer, has provided talking points about the recent school shooting in Sandy Hook for children and adults.  The talking points for children are also available in Spanish and Portuguese. Yet this is part of a much larger discussion in our country about mental health.  The day of the shooting, Liza Long…

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Nurse Practitioner in Residency Profile – Amanda DeCew

Nurse Practitioner in Residency Profile – Amanda DeCew

Meet Amanda DeCew, a Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC, Inc.! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated in 2001 with a B.A. in International Relations from Boston University and a joint Masters in Nursing and Masters in Public Health (MSN/MPH) from Yale University in 2012. Before going to nursing school, I was a Peace Corps Volunteer and a teacher. – What about joining CHC most excites you? CHC believes in putting research into practice. From…

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Talking with children about the recent school shooting in Sandy Hook

Talking with children about the recent school shooting in Sandy Hook

Many people have been telling us that they have found the talking points that Dr. Tim Kearney, Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Community Health Centers, Inc. produced very helpful and have asked for a ready to print version and versions in Spanish and Portuguese. We have had them translated and are making them available to anyone who finds them useful. Talking with children about the recent school shooting in Sandy Hook (English) Cómo hablar con los niños sobre el reciente tiroteo en la…

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